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From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: a brief history of period products

From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: a brief history of period products: Skrypnykov Dmytro/Shutterstock Period blood: it’s not something many people want to talk about. Taboos around menstruation and menstrual blood have been around for centuries. Even today, despite menstrual blood being featured in contemporary art, this basic part of many women’s identities …

In China, a debate over sanitary pads on trains reflects long-held beliefs about women and menstruation

In China, a debate over sanitary pads on trains reflects long-held beliefs about women and menstruation: tommaso79 / Shutterstock Discrimination against and repression of women is a global problem. In authoritarian states, it is also intertwined with regime survival. Take recent events in Iran, where women-led protests against strict hijab laws are challenging the country’s …